Spraying machine



Feb. 17. 1925.

\- C. H. NISSLEY SPRAYING' MACHINE Filed Aug. 1'7. 1921 Patented Feta-17, 1925.

CHARLES H. NISSLEY, OF NEW BRUNSWICK, NEW JERSEY.

SPRAYING MACHINE,

Application mea August 17, 1921.

To all whom t may concer-n.'

. Be it known that I, CHARLES I-I. NIssLEY, being a citizen ot' the United States, residing at New Brunswick, in the county of Middlesex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Spraying Machines, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.;

The present invent-ion relates to spraying machines, and more particularly to that type 'of machine utilized in spraying or distributing liquids or dusts which are fatal or poisonous to bugs, insects, or parasites which retard or destroy plant growth, i and also Isuch materials for the control of fungus diseases and has for its object to provide 1an eicient machinefor spraying liquids or dusts from above and below to a row or series ot rows ot plants, vines, etc.

I vaccomplish the object above set forth by mounting a supply of spraying material on a suitable vehicle and mounting a numberl of spray nozzles on a boom at the rear ot the vehicle, said nozzles being` positioned to trail along the ground and to spray the said plants from below, certain other nozzles, when desired, being added and mounted to spray said plants from above, suitable mechanism being provided to flexibly connect the nozzles trailing on the ground to t-he said boom whereby the lower nozzles may ride over obstructionsin the path without disturbing the relative position ot the nozzle and the plant being sprayed thereby, or throw the other nozzles attached to the boom out of alignment with the plants being sprayed thereby; and, further, in those cases where the vehicle is traveling over uneven ground, the ends of the boom being raised and lowered due to such unevenness, the couplings maintain the nozzles in the desired position with reference to the plants, and the highest elliciency is thereby attained.

By way oi. illustration, I have shown my invention in the accompanying drawings, in which.-

Fig. 1 is a side View of one embodiment ot my invention;

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the same;

Fig. 3 is a detail view of mechanism for flexibly connecting the lower spray or sprays to the boom; land Fig. 4 is a detail view ot the coupling for the trailing shoe. Y

VIn the drawings, 1 is a vehicle having serial No. 492,931.

mounted thereon a tank 2, containing spraying material. A force pump 3 draws the spraying material from the tank 2 through a flexible pipe 4, and forces said material through. a pipe 5 to the rear of the vehicle, thence through a flexible pipe 6 to a distributing pipe 7, from which extends a spray pipe and nozzle 8, or a number ot' spray pipes and nozzles 8, Sl and, when desired, nozzles 10, 10. The nozzle pipe S or nozzle pipes S, 8, as the case may be, trail near the ground and ride on a shoe 9, or shoes 9, 9, the spray therefrom accordingly being directed at the plant from below and upwardly, while the spray from the nozzle 10, or nozzles 10, 10, when it is desired to use them, is directed at the plant trom above and downwardly, as will be readily understood, the plant in this way being thoroughly and eiiiciently covered by the spraying material.V

The distributing pipe 7 and the spray pipes and nozzles 8 and 10 are supported in proper position on the vehicle 1 by means of a boom 11, mounted on horizontal arms 12, 12, extending from uprights 13, 13, on the vehicle 1. Suitable screws are indicated at 141 and 15 for adjusting the arms 12 and the uprights 13 when raising or lowering the boom 11 to the position desired above the plants to be' sprayed.

W'hen a flexible coupling is utilized tor connecting the trailing nozzle 8 or nozzles 8, 8 to the boom 11, the rocking of the said boom and the possible bending or breaking of the nozzle pipe 8, which causes the nozzle to be thrown out ot alignment or put out of use, is avoided when a. shoe 9 strikes an obstruction and, on the other hand, the relative position of the trailing nozzle or nozzles and the plants sprayed thereby is not disturbed by the rocking ot the boom due to the unevenness of the ground over which the vehicle 1 is travelling. r-Xccordingly, I have shown a coupling comprising a yoke, 16, rigidly mounted on the boom, 11, by a set screw, 17, and a member, 18, to which the nozzle pipe, 8, is rigidly attached by a set screw, 19. The member, 18, is attached to the yoke 16, in such a way as to permit tree movement of the member, 18, with reference to the rigid yoke, 16, and one means of acconiplishing this is to hinge the member, 18, to the yoke, 1G, as indicated at 20. A spring controlled coupling for certain classes ot work is desirable, and, accordingly, I have Y shown :such a spring at 24, FigxB. It f Will.,l

1oe understood that I Vdo not limit--myseli-to` Y thereon;:rigid:v :conduit pipes'land spraying nozzlsfconnected Ito 'saidy supplyan'd trailin on --tliel lground, means for pivotallyV supporting the u rigid rf pipesffand" vtrailing nozzlesysonrthe vehicle, and .means lfor main` y y the use of the particular form of coupling shown, but contemplate the use Aof any suit-V able mechanism for accomplishing the desired result. The shoe, 9, is attached. to the nozzle pipe, 8, by a block, 2l, and set screws,

. 22 and 23, and is adjustedvinfposition iny a manner Well understood by those skilled in the want'. v

What I iclaim is: Y

1.1 A: spraying machinetcomprising" a vehicle,.a supply'of-.spraying material there on, a frigid conduitY :pipe anda spraying nozl zle `thereon:connected to y said lsupply'.-A and trailing :on the ground, `andmeans for pivot-Vv ally supportingt-he rigid pipeand spraying 1 nozzelf ,on said." vehicle. andi maintaining` :the f said",=1ifozzlefY zin=v any;y desired relative :positionA to the :objectfleeing'sprayed.

2.. Vi. spraying -machine @comprising a f Vehicle; Aa :supplyl of spraying material ^there= 'on,a boom rigid-ly' connected to `said vehicle,` a rigidrfconduitfpipe andfa spraying nozzle-- connected-ftev said supplyand'y trailing on the iground,-: 1neans: for lexiblyI connecting the spraying-nozzle to the' said. `boom and-penl mittingjf backward and# forward# movement of vsaidl :nozzle infthe direction of: its travel,

and means for adjust-ing said spray nozzle.-

relative to the fobjectfbeingf sprayed.P` i

3. .Af :spraying .machine?:comprising r af vehicle; "'a supply# of "spraying'linaterial' 'thereomya rigid. conduit pipe and ia' spray- 'ing nozzle` connected i toV saidffsupply and? trailing-on Ithe rground; means for pivotallyf C -porting-:eachI of the sprayanozzle pipes indi-` f Vid-ual-lyy from said Vehicle Fand* maintaining the said .nozzle pipes in any? desiredipositionsupporting the Irigid: pipe 'andaspraying noz# tive position to the objectlrbein'gsprayed:` A spraying@:machines,comprising vehicle-,f` al supply'-.-of spraying Amaterial i 5. In a sprayin taining theftrailing nozzles fin any desired position vrelative tothe obj ect being sprayed. 0 machine comprising a vehicleanda suppy .tankcarried thereby, the' combination of a spray nozzle, a conduit connecting said nozzle to said tank said conduit comprising a rigid pipe pivotally Y supportedifon saidfyehiele, ground engaging means carried by said rigid pipe and adjust-p able thereonto determine theiangular 'rela-f tion1of-.the nozzle-.tol the surface being traversed-by saidyehicle.

6. Ina spraying machine,comprisingtfa` vehicleiandia supplyftank's carried thereby, 1

the 'Com'binationnot 'a' boom: rigidly mounted onl saidi vehicle, v a conduit comprisingia rigidy pipe pivotalfly:E mounted-fon said vboomfand connected to said tank, and a spray nozzle *.1

onathe'end of saidfrrigidzpipe, andiaground engaging-f :shoe .f :on` ,said 'fpipesadj ustable'a thereonvito': determine l'the angularapositioinoit1 the nozzle: to thefsurface being traversed by# i eachfof f said .pipes =havingaspraymozzleand means fone pivotallyl 'mountingf-'eaeheof` said maintain/ing; a the respective; nozzles: along pipes on said boon'lfandifory spacing fand saidwboom and :at any desired distance from i the objectbeingwsprayedw I 8.V In a sprayer,` a1 Vehicle,-raxpluralityy ofl trailing 'spray c nozzle'r-.fpipes extending# from said vehicle `for spray1ng;a:.pluralityloirowsI` of f Vegetation,` and' meanswfor 'flexibly sup-y Y plpq V'K In testimonywhereof IA heretoI aiiix= my signatur-,caf f. 

